Jesus. His name is one of the most polarizing words in the world. If you utter His name in the Arab world, though their Koran considers Him a prophet, you would instantly be met with hatred and persecution.
If you were to say His name in Israel, they won’t hate you but they are
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This message takes a look at the greatness of Christ by looking at who He is and the implications His identity has on our lives.

I recently came across an article in the Outlook magazine that caught my attention, and it really convicted me. Let me read it to you, it’s simply a paragraph long with some possible answers. “If someone watched you in worship last week, reading your body language, your facial expression and
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If the name is Jesus, everything is in that name! His name is the source of our salvation. His name is the hope of our hearts. His name can lift the greatest burdens. His name can comfort the broken heart ... His Name is above all names.

Opening illustration: Well, in the Bible, names are very important and they are significant in other cultures as well. Talking about the Mexican Indians, and somehow or another something of their culture comes up, and the face is very important to an Indian, just as it is in the Orient, we know of
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• This morning I want to position you to use the name that is above every name…the Name of Jesus.
• In ancient Hebrew culture, names carried great significance.
• They might refer to an individual’s personality, relate to an event surrounding a person’

Introduction
• This morning I want to position you to use the name that is above every name…the Name of Jesus.
• In ancient Hebrew culture, names carried great significance.
• They might refer to an individual’s personality, relate to an event surrounding a
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You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Dakota Community Church
July 20, 2014
Name Above All Names
Summer Series at Dakota: The 10 Commandments
Exodus 20:7
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Introduction: Is it Right to Teach Law to
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Philippians 2:9-11 (p. 819) November 17, 2013
Introduction:
Therefore God Exalted...
Wow. That “God” sandwich is pretty stunning. On one side, therefore, and on the other side, “exalted”. What’s it mean?
Because Jesus was obedient to His
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﻿“...and they gave him the name Jesus!” And what a wonderful name it is!
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at
the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue
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As the long-awaited Messiah, Jesus came upon the scene as a powerful king, but didn’t fit the people’s preconceived notions of what that Messiah would be. He is OUR king!

﻿It was a question that struck at the very heart of WHO he was and WHAT he came to do . . . “Are you the
Christ?”
Mark’s gospel tells us that after Jesus had been apprehended in the Garden the large mob armed with
swords and clubs took Jesus to the high priest. There all the chief
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Jesus/ Immanuel is God’s promise to never leave us nor forsake us; to be with us always!

﻿There are many names given to Jesus in the Bible– each one gives us a fuller and clearer picture of who
He is and What He means for us...
And so, as we are unpacking the various names of Jesus we are asking ourselves “Who IS this man that
we have put our hope in?” The very name Jesus
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To celebrate in Communion Jesus as the perfect, complete & triumphal Lamb that takes away the sins of the world.. including my own.

﻿Name Above All Names: “The Lamb of God”
John 1:29-34
Focus: Jesus is the perfect, complete & triumphal Lamb that takes away the sins of the world.
Function: To encourage trust and faith in the triumphant Lamb of God by celebrating his victory thru communion.
Maybe the hardest story
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Jesus is God’s ultimate WORD to all humanity! But what does that mean?

﻿Do you remember a time when your word was enough?Enough to enter into a contract? Enough to buy a car or borrow some money? Enough to enter into a marriage? I picture a time when my grandfather could walk into the local bank and tell Fred sitting behind his desk full of hand-written bank
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“What’s in a Name?”
(Acts 4:5-14)
Well, what a privilege to again be in God’s house, in God’s pulpit, to share God’s message from God’s word with God’s people. It truly is a joy to be able to be with you this morning. The reason we’re here is to worship the true living God in spirit
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9 THEREFORE GOD ALSO HAS HIGHLY EXALTED HIM AND GIVEN HIM THE NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME, 10 THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, OF THOSE IN HEAVEN, AND OF THOSE ON EARTH, AND OF THOSE UNDER THE EARTH, 11 AND [THAT] EVERY TONGUE SHOULD CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST [IS] LORD, TO THE
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Jesus is at once fully God & fully man, making him both able to understand our condition and able to save us from it.

﻿It’s a question we’ll all have to answer!
Maybe you’ve already answered it and it was years ago; maybe you have yet to answer it; but rest assured
we will ALL answer it at some point!
Whether you grew up in church in a Christian family, or maybe you came to be exposed to Jesus
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